Class communication methods

**cboard_member** · 02-23-2006

I've been planning some things for the game I'm currently working on, here's an excerpt from my 'plan list' that I could use some guidance with:

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        3. A map class (CMapControl?) to handle creation and rendering of maps.
           Having the map class load the map scripts itself would be ideal in that
           it's easier to manage, but I want to have seperate classes "doing their
           own thing", therefore a script parsing class should load and parse the map
           script, sending necessary data to the map class for rendering etc.
           
        4. A script class. Should handle reading and parsing of script files with
           some sort of global method of transferring arbitary data between other
           interfaces, e.g. parsing a map script (tile layout etc) and sending the
           tile data to the map class for rendering etc

I can't think of a method that would allow me to accomplish this without having the map class load and parse the files itself.

**skorman00** · 02-23-2006

idea 1:
class CMapControl : public CMapScriptParser

This allows the code to be handled in another object, making it easy to manage, but still has the CMapControl doing all the work

idea 2:

class CMapControl
class CMapScriptParser
class CMapDataHandler

a CMapScriptParser reads all the data, and shoves it into a CMapDataHandler, which is what the CMapControl object references when it needs data.

Idea 3:
class CMapDataHandler
class CMapControl : private CMapDataHandler
class CMapScriptParser private CMapDataHandler

A bit of both the last 2 ideas. The best way to go about this idea would be to have CMapDataHandler set up as a singleton.

**cboard_member** · 02-23-2006

Ok thanks for the ideas. Haven't seen you around here for a while skorman, where you been?

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